New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-06
O'BRIEN SAYS He WAS RIGHT,
HE ANSWERS LABOR LEADERS CHAnoEs


OF the crowds Of people who are calling upon him
| many having their own ends to serve, aud nea-ly
all wanting him to do what they think ought to be
done. AS he has acted so far he will act TO the end
until he sails for Ireland on Wednesday morning;
namely, follow his own Judgment and keep steadily
in view the interests of Ireland first last and all
the time. 1t only yest-r lay that he began fully
TO realize how hard it is for an Irish leader
to visit America and control his actions and
avoid having them controlled by Others. So far he
has succeeded in taking care of himself, and he is
determined to succeed unto the end "Thc Orange
meu were difficult enough to go through he said
to TRIBUNE reporter. "and even the 'enterpris-
ing photographer, at Cape Vincent was a trying
| task, but the ordeal through which one has to 90
in this city Is more trying still"
When TRIBUNE reporter saw him in the after
noon, he looked as though he was fresh enough for
another campaign in Canada and for o
campaign. too. more exciting even than
the one through which he has already passed.
He spoke about everything that occurred at Satur-
day nights meeting. and more particularly of his
own absence, in the most compIaeent way, and said
that he was glad at what he had done, because he
felt he had done right.
But don't you believe that public feeling is
against your The reporter asked.
NO." he replied with emphasis; public feeling
against me which 1t is not, would feel in no way
disturbed. because know that have done what
every Irishman In his soberer moments will APP
prove"
The first to call upon the honorable member yes
terday were Colonel James Cavauagh and Adjutant
Cavanagh offered to escort Mr. O'Brien from tho
hotel to the steamer. on Wednesday morning. with
the full force under his command. 1t was decided
that this should be done on Tuesday night after
Holman HOuSp
O'Donohue, ex-Mayor Grace the Jesuit Fathers of
she s ffsps ESer United and Sa snsF' to wagss a
with them yesterday. lie dined quietly at
the hotel with Dennis Kilebrlde =" Charley Ryan.
of The Dublin Freemdns Journal, and James A.
OGorman. He was expected to attend mass at st.
Patrick's Cathedral He did not, but went to st.
Francis Xaviers IN West Sixteenth-st., with Law
renee j. Callahan, Jonn p. Lynch and James A.
OGorman, and after mass Father Murphy took
him through the college and introduced to him tho
professors and students. When he returned TO tho
hotel he opened several threatening letters whca
were awaiting him, He laughed when he had read
them. For the reporters he wrote out the follow
ing statement explanatory of Saturday Dlghts pro-
ceedings:
not at all surprised that gentlemen who not Of
G 9a or race s9SSa No. S Be aSs 10 The
not the smallest apprehension that Irish Aaslonalsls VIII
malignsnt watching every
and Gladstons Savs the most %pct conadencs that nv
conntrymen WIN undersIapd that was guided IN ny action
eT Of on my pT wS AZ & yS WSs 2
masses OF English opinion are trembling IN the balance and
nerve nerve Gf 10 turn he balance against u:
pat s ba had Ii dT s o G 1s S e 10 M
McGlyn1 Ihis absolutely untrue The resolution referring
resolutions which the committee snsmteG to me contained
my erasures simply referred to two poDts-one OF Them
America and ~ the othsp the Sove
men led 9y MT Glad;teps "a, as one 70 abolish PIRATE vat
that Of accepting sa m the enOn had s
carefully kept from reeogniztace Dr. McGlynns nane
wa. in no manner referred to In tho WIN the com
to which need say fhad obieS
and il hard to deal with the SUGGESTION that my
been one OF as hard labor and as anxious care has fallen
energies have been spent the the pOor
and Of the woTkers ,r.a To- the S;uItIng snsseinoq
any other pG.icn1 a.5Siaon Amer A%sIiSs
American politicians TO make capital as against tae aoor
ei called on to resist the attempt to identity our
% aSt iG s Rs S1@s ~ oa ng ~ IN A A% 80
men ana II any such attempt had been made should have
There point which al american p,re; to
ent state OF misery and on that question
@ wecoe 1de @ o eV ay opy % a %
end refuse absolutely to travel one ZACH
George E. McQuade, the secretary of the Central
Labor Union. has this to say:
When The resolution respeStng this & was n
proval Of his mission Canada 1t also 6y
meetns namely Mr. o Bren canada the Paa.
o. Csmpsgn Tome 9s d SS cGseS0n; % ms % Ers aSnc os
mitteo waited upon M oBren whS upon learning that MT
preside, which he then gave our commit
charnausp, and satisfaction ami belief
@ M S ee Mr. S s Ssy
contained no reference 70 Dr. McGlynn - -, -,
him Of Mr. oBriens desire regarding resolutions Mr.
$ AM 5 viii the cram
uUca Mr. 1cM"eEn lie .aa he Would not witdrw
nv rho Tho
tell Mr. oBren about this and said that Mr. Bren
making ne suggested alterations the a
rn e "in M Pos Sengod M his vsws during the & md
the principle which nc Labor party is aayoeaiSg here
lying the re-. utions or the Withdrawn o. Mr. MsMaca
% S@f fS'Sn Of p M
be appontsd chairman and that the resolutions should %
fore The vote taken although he knew that such vote
N S sr sS II t. w % %
of tse % coSmttes o. BTen was enrsy satisfied With
OF the committee but said that McMaekn mishg
drove Union square McMackin the chair. and
. the 81 Ss S."s
The irish exesppg MT Gafe ySns 70
he Would Withdraw in Geerence to the Of Mr. Brea
This afternoon at o'clock Mr. O'Bren will nave
a RECEPTION BY the Press Club. -
The Dublin Eeemdn's Journal who accompanies
OBren, received Yesterday an order to wire ten
thousand words to his newspaper about Saturday
nights proceedings. Mr.. Ryan wishes he were
back in Ireland
In the morning Mr.. OBrien received several
kilograms from different parts of the State
and OF other States approving his action
in having refused to attend the Labor meet
Ing. One was from Dr. J. w. Carey, presi-
deut of the Irish National League OF Rochester.
L. A. Kercheva Mayor OF Nashville.
and Governor Robert :. Taylor, OF
tennessee, wrote pressing letters or
invitation to Mr. Brien to visit that State, but he
had to decline them.
APPROVING MIR O'BRIENs COURSE
The Central Branch Of the Irish National League held
meeting yesterday afternoon in St Johns Hail. Jersey
City, The attendance larger than usual and num-
her ~ promipent citizens we're present including Mayor
Colonel John McAnerney, ex-May0r NC